Important Dates
November 4th - PTAC Butter Braids Delivered
November 22nd-25th - Thanksgiving Break (No School)
November 30th - PTAC Meeting at 4:15pm
From the Principal
Dear Wamsley Wildcat Families,
As November arrives this week, I am reflecting on the changing seasons and all the changes we have gone through as a wildcat family over the past couple of years. Through all that we have endured, I have found being thankful is a resource that helps put things into perspective. Now more than ever...
I Am….
Thrilled for the time we get to spend with you and your children as we are back successfully learning in person full time this year!
Hopeful for the continuing return of more normalcy like in person conferences, musicals, classroom parties, and family nights.
Appreciative of your patience through all of the challenges we have faced together and for you trusting us with your children!
Nothing short of AMAZED by the resiliency and tenacity of your children!
Keenly aware of the sacrifices you all make on behalf of your children and in support of our school!
Forever grateful for the opportunity to be part of your children’s lives!
Unwavered by the challenges we face and focused on doing all that I can to best serve your children so that we, as a wildcat team, can encourage success in every way, every day with your children.
Lucky to be part of such an amazing family! Go Wildcats!
I am THANKFUL for our wildcat community! I hope you find time to reflect and consider all you have to be grateful for both big and small. If Covid has taught us anything, it’s that there is much to be grateful for in all our lives. Enjoy your holiday time together in a couple of weeks and look for information about our upcoming events throughout this newsletter, on the marquee, and in our weekly autodialers. Thank you for sharing your children with us and for all you do to help make our school a great place! As always, call or stop in and let us know how we are doing.
Kathi Senor, Principal
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Art In Art class, we traveled to North America and focused on the art of Native Americans. 5th graders used pastels to blend a realistic warhorse. 4th graders learned to weave. 3rd graders made a collaborative totem pole collage. 2nd graders had so much fun sand painting kachina suns. 1st grade bravely painted Kokopellis in ink. Kinders were very excited to use clay for the first time to make pinch pots! Next stop...the North Pole!! : ) | Music Pop-its and rhythms and programs…OH MY! We are busy learning so many things in music class! We are using pop-it’s to compose rhythms, cards to fit sounds into beats, and the 1st and 2nd graders ROCKED their Halloween program! Thank you to those who were able to attend! It was certainly a night to remember! Be on the lookout for information about our NEXT program, a Winter Celebration featuring the Wamsley Wildcat Kindergarteners! | Physical EducationThis month in P.E., all students are learning exercises that are used to develop agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed. Kindergarten through second grade are learning how to balance at different levels on different body parts, and create short routines consisting of rolls and balancing stunts. Third through fifth graders are developing and refining a gymnastics sequence demonstrating smooth transitions. This unit focuses on balancing, stunts, and tumbling. It’s been amazing to see how creative the kids have been with their routines! |
Art
Music
Physical Education
This month in P.E., all students are learning exercises that are used to develop agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed. Kindergarten through second grade are learning how to balance at different levels on different body parts, and create short routines consisting of rolls and balancing stunts. Third through fifth graders are developing and refining a gymnastics sequence demonstrating smooth transitions. This unit focuses on balancing, stunts, and tumbling. It’s been amazing to see how creative the kids have been with their routines!
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Preschool What a fun and exciting month we had last month in preschool. We are excited to be creating and fostering healthy friendships within our preschool community. This month we will be doing a Friendship unit in our AM/PM preschool, and we will be working on Fun Fall Activities in our Full Day program. We are continuing to work on letters, numbers, shapes, patterns and beginning sounds. Each student brings such joy and excitement to our classrooms we cannot thank you enough for sharing your students with us daily. | Kindergarten We have been working hard in kindergarten! In math, we have been learning about 2-D shapes and counting to 50 and have been learning how to identify our feelings and others’ feelings in social studies. In reading, we have been learning about the letter S. We will be learning how to read and write letters L and I in the next few weeks. Students will receive a homework packet every 2 weeks that will go over the letter we are learning in school. Please continue to work on counting to 50 and letters/letter sounds at home! | First GradeOctober was a busy month! At the beginning of October, we traveled to Studt’s Pumpkin Patch in Grand Junction to enjoy activities like hay slides, a petting zoo, ziplines, pedal cars, and a corn maze! Each student also got to pick a pumpkin to take home. We ended the month with parent/teacher conferences, our first grade musical, and Halloween parties! It’s been wonderful having families in our school and classrooms again! A huge thank you to all of our family members who accompanied us on our field trip, attended conferences, and helped with our Halloween parties. We really appreciate you! |
Preschool
Kindergarten
First Grade
October was a busy month! At the beginning of October, we traveled to Studt’s Pumpkin Patch in Grand Junction to enjoy activities like hay slides, a petting zoo, ziplines, pedal cars, and a corn maze! Each student also got to pick a pumpkin to take home. We ended the month with parent/teacher conferences, our first grade musical, and Halloween parties! It’s been wonderful having families in our school and classrooms again! A huge thank you to all of our family members who accompanied us on our field trip, attended conferences, and helped with our Halloween parties. We really appreciate you!
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Second Grade In second grade we have been working very hard in school! In Science, we are wrapping up Unit 1 on Plant and Animal Relationships. We have been learning about the different ways that seeds are dispersed. In Math, the boys and girls will be learning about attributes of 2-D and 3-D shapes and fractions. We will continue working with story problems, counting money, and reading clocks. In Writing, we have been working on an Opinion Writing piece. Students are challenged to make an opinion statement and include 3-5 details to support their opinion. We are learning to be respectful by using hand signals to communicate our opinions. | Third Grade We hope you had a great October! In reading we have been working on understanding informational texts. We have also been writing informational essays using text evidence to support what we learned. In math we have been learning about how to make graphs and answer questions about graphs. In science we have been learning about how organisms inherit their traits. | Fourth GradeThis month, the fourth graders have been working hard and reaching their goals! In math this month we have been working on our multiplication facts. Our goal in fourth grade is to know all of our facts up to 12 fluently. Thank you for continuing to practice math fact fluency games at home! In Reading, we have been learning about the human body and King Richard the III. To support your student in reading, please encourage them to read for 20 minutes a night. In Writing, we have moved on from opinion writing to explanatory writing. In Science, we are continuing to learn about sound waves. Finally, in Social Studies, we have been working on learning about the different regions in Colorado. We look forward to more learning and growth in the months to come! |
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
This month, the fourth graders have been working hard and reaching their goals! In math this month we have been working on our multiplication facts. Our goal in fourth grade is to know all of our facts up to 12 fluently. Thank you for continuing to practice math fact fluency games at home! In Reading, we have been learning about the human body and King Richard the III. To support your student in reading, please encourage them to read for 20 minutes a night. In Writing, we have moved on from opinion writing to explanatory writing. In Science, we are continuing to learn about sound waves. Finally, in Social Studies, we have been working on learning about the different regions in Colorado. We look forward to more learning and growth in the months to come!
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Fifth Grade 5th grade has been full of new opportunities and adventures. Last month we went on our first field trip and had a great time hiking! In Science, students have been learning about modeling matter and food chemistry. In Social Studies, students have been studying exploration. We are beginning our new unit on colonization just in time for Thanksgiving. Students will be studying the relationships between Native people and Europeans. In Math, students are finishing their unit on multiplication and division. Their next unit will be about fractions. In ELA students have been studying informational text and writing research papers. Please make sure students are dressed for the weather. As it gets colder, it is important that your student has a jacket at school for recess. Please encourage your student to practice math facts and read every night. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher. | Experiential Education This month in EE we have been busy gaining field experiences as well as hiking in the great outdoors and cooking yummy Autumn-inspired treats! Our 4th and 5th graders exercised their knowledge of the 7 Principles of Hiking while exploring canyons and landforms on the Colorado National Monument - we even got to see herds of bighorn sheep! Our tough 2nd graders fished our local Lions Pond and engaged in a "microtrash" community service clean-up project at Hubbard Mesa with help from our friends at the Bureau of Land Management. Kindergarteners and first graders explored life cycles of pumpkins and had a blast playing at Studt's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze. 3rd graders will go on a beautiful local hiking field trip in the next couple of weeks and did a great job solving math mysteries and making slime! Ask your Wamsley Wildcat what they did in EE this week! Ms. Brusig would like to give a big thanks to all of our parent volunteers who helped us on our field trips! | PTAC - Shirts for Sale!PTAC is selling new t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, and hoodies. Congratulations to our student artists who submitted the winning designs for the shirts! Here is a link to the order form: PTAC T-shirt Order Form |
Fifth Grade
Experiential Education
PTAC - Shirts for Sale!
PTAC is selling new t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, and hoodies. Congratulations to our student artists who submitted the winning designs for the shirts! Here is a link to the order form: PTAC T-shirt Order Form
Hello Wamsley Families,
I am so excited to inform you that we have been doing our annual vision and hearing screenings. If you receive a “Vision Referral'' in the mail, that indicates that your child failed their vision exam. Please make an appointment for your child to have a professional eye exam, and return the “Vision Referral” to Wamsley Elementary. If you do not receive a “Vision Referral” it means that your child passed his/her vision exam, and no further action is needed. I will contact all parents directly, if your child failed their hearing screening. Please contact your friendly Health Clerk if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s vision and/or hearing screenings.
Healthy Wishes,
Ms. Tiff
WES Health Clerk
Facts about Children’s Vision
-Vision disorders are the most prevalent disabling childhood conditions
-Visual impairment affects 5-10% of preschool age children
-Undetected vision problems affect physical ability and self-esteem
-Less than 21% of preschool-age children have their vision screened
-Vision screening, with appropriate follow-up care, is critical to the welfare of children
-80% of what a child learns is visually acquired
-Children think that their own limited vision is normal
-Vision disorders don't hurt
-Vision disorders may lead to Amblyopia
Ask your child about the “vision camera” that was used to check vision. We had so much fun! The PlusOptix was very helpful in detecting common vision problems.
Wamsley Elementary School
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